Lishui District
Lishui
溧水区 | ||||
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  Lishui Location in Jiangsu | ||||
| Coordinates: 31°35′07″N 119°02′01″E / 31.5853°N 119.0336°ECoordinates: 31°35′07″N 119°02′01″E / 31.5853°N 119.0336°E | ||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | |||
| Province | Jiangsu | |||
| Sub-provincial city | Nanjing | |||
| Area | ||||
| • Total | 1,067 km2 (412 sq mi) | |||
| Population (2019) | ||||
| • Total | 443,600 | |||
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | |||
| Postal code | 211200 | |||
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Lishui District (simplified Chinese: 溧水区; traditional Chinese: 溧水區; pinyin: Lìshuǐ Qū), formerly Lishui County (simplified Chinese: 溧水县; traditional Chinese: 溧水縣; pinyin: Lìshuǐ xiàn) until January 2013, is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.
The district is south-east of Jiangning District and north of Gaochun District. It is predominantly rural.
History[]
- In 591, Lishui county was established.
- In 1295, the county was converted into a subprefecture.
- In 1369, it was restored as a county.
- In 1491, its south extremity was separated to establish Gaochun county.
Administrative divisions[]
In the present, Lishui District has 8 towns and 2 others.[1]
- 8 Towns
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- 2 Others
- (溧水开发区)
- (溧水县林场)
Transportation[]
The Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway crosses Lishui District. As of 2015, about 30 trains a day make a stop at Lishui Station (46 km / 16 minutes away from Nanjing South Railway Station),[2] which is located about five miles east of downtown Lishui.
References[]
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Lishui train schedule Archived 2015-05-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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